Administrative support, communications, and oversight for work group activities are
provided by the Office of Community and Economic Development, CSUF, and Great Valley Center
of Fresno, CA.

The Health and Human Services Working Group

The Work Group will address regional health care issues through the Central Valley
Health Policy Institute, led by Dr. John Capitman, Executive Director, and social
services issues through the Central California Social Welfare Evaluation, Research
and Training Center, directed by Dr. Jane Middleton, Chair, Social Work Education
Department, CSUF.

The Work Group is focused on workforce education and training, enhancing access to
health and social services, creating education and treatment programs, promoting safe
and stable families, and improving access to state resources for health and human
services.

In addition to basic state funding appropriated to the Partnership, the Work Group
will seek other state, federal, and private resources to support its efforts.

The Challenges

The Valley is home to increasing numbers of immigrant and monolingual families, and
relatively flat growth rates in non-agriculture industry.

Health, social, and economic well-being indicators in the Valley fall short of statewide
and national averages.

The Valley’s health and human services sectors are poorly equipped to meet the challenges
posed by a large and growing culturally complex population.

State and federal social service resources continue to fall behind the escalating
levels of public demand, while local economies struggle to maintain fiscal viability.